Page 16: Historical Events In 1944

Aug 25   Paris is taken by the Allies. General De Gaulle re-establishes a presence in the capital in the year 1944.   

Aug 26   Bulgaria announces withdrawal & German troops are to be disarmed in the year 1944.   

Aug 27   200 Halifax bombers attack oil-installations in Homburg on this day in history.   

Aug 27   USS Stingray (SS-186) lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese on this day in history.   

Aug 28   Ernst Thalmann, German communist, dies in Buchenwald in the year 1944.   

Aug 28   Last German troops in Marseille surrendered & Toulon cleared on this day in history.   

Aug 29   15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees on this day in history.   

Aug 30   11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania   

Aug 31   On this day in history allied offensive at "Gothen-linie," Italy   

Aug 31   Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide in the year 1944.   

Sep 02   On this day in history anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), is sent to Auschwitz   

Sep 02   On this day in history belgium's Emissie bank closes   

Sep 02   In the year 1944 claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75)   

Sep 02   During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane on this day in history.   

Sep 02   George W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title in the year 1944.   

Sep 03   In the year 1944 frantisek Alois Drdla, composer, dies at 75   

Sep 04   2,087 Jews transported for Westerbork to KZ-Lower Theresienstadt on this day in history.   

Sep 04   On this day in history izaak van der Horst, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Sep 05   "Mad Tuesday" 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators flee to Germany in the year 1944.   

Sep 05   In the year 1944 allies liberate Brussels   

Sep 05   On this day in history willem M Groenewegen, resistance fighter, executed   

Sep 06   In the year 1944 gen Von Zangens 15th army escape from Zealand   

Sep 06   Robert Lejour, Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered in the year 1944.   

Sep 07   Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1944.   

Sep 07   SS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium on this day in history.   

Sep 08   1st V-2 rockets land in London & Antwerp on this day in history.   

Sep 08   In the year 1944 german V2 rockets strike London for the first time   

Sep 08   Jan van Gilse, composer/Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 63 in the year 1944.   

Sep 08   The first V-2 rocket lands in Britain in the year 1944.   

Sep 09   On this day in history allied forces liberate Luxembourg   

Sep 09   On this day in history bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (often referred to as the invasion of Bulgaria by Russia) (National Day)   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies   

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.